TY - JOUR PY - 2013// TI - Dog bites to the head and neck in children; an increasing problem in the UK JO - Clinical otolaryngology A1 - Anand, Kasbekar A1 - Helena, Garfit A1 - Christian, Duncan A1 - Bimal, Mehta A1 - Katharine, Davies A1 - Gopinath, Narasimhan A1 - Adam J, Donne SP - 259 EP - 262 VL - 38 IS - 3 N2 - There is growing concern regarding the number of dog related injuries in children. Hospital Episode Statistics data in England indicates dog related injuries presenting to hospitals increased 63% between 1998 and 2008 and is continuing to rise(1) . In 2010 there were over 6000 admissions to hospital due to dog related injuries and the cost to the NHS was £3.3 million(2) . © 2013 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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LA - en SN - 1749-4478 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/coa.12094 ID - ref1 ER -